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"The Black gaze is something that comes attached to a Black person when their experience has been exploited for the benefit other than Black people. My work appreciates the Black narratives that happens to shoot from the Black gaze. I don’t shoot only for the Black gaze, it’
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"To me it means seeing the world through the eyes and experience of Black men and women. It matters because Black men and women experiences have always been dismissed and disrespected in society and it needs to change." — Chris Facey How does the Black gaze relate to your
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"The Black gaze means identifying Black people for who they are. It’s important because Black people are Black for a reason and they shouldn’t be looked at weirdly. Knowing who they are and treating them as humans is key." — Aisha Bada How does the Black gaze
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"The Black gaze is laying bare every element of existence and telling actual stories of what we feel about the world ourselves as Black people. It’s important to me because I get the opportunity to tell these stories too, through my lens." — Tope Ajayi How does the
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"We finally get to see the world through Black eyes. It is so important to have the point of view and perspective of people who are used to being photographed and not be the photographers." — Julie Héron How does the Black gaze relate to your photography practice? I
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"The Black gaze means to express, inspire and create from your own unique point of view in the world, without any limitations or boundaries." — Darnell Temenu How does the Black gaze relate to your photography practice? Exploration is a huge part of my photography, I love to travel
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"Being a photographer comes with responsibility, so for me the Black gaze means telling our stories without confusion or harm to our community. Intention is important." — Karis Beaumont How does the Black gaze relate to your photography practice? We’re all made and wired uniquely, which means our
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"I see the Black gaze as an alternate or oppositional perspective and viewpoint on account of my/our own experiences and reality. But it also requires work. It requires a certain vigilance and an understanding that the dominant way of perceiving anything is often at the cost of Black
"As a Black woman, everything I shoot is from the Black gaze but not exclusively FOR the Black gaze. When my work is viewed and provokes, it’s proof that the Black gaze doesn’t have to be ‘othered’. There’s art, there’s substance, there’s empathy, there’
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"For me, this involves taking ownership of how we see ourselves, especially through works of art (photography, writing, painting, music, etc). It’s about reclaiming how we choose to be identified, seen and related to." — Ibarionex Perello How does the Black gaze relate to your photography practice? My
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"The Black gaze means a celebration of Black perspectives in photography. It matters to me because Black is my identity." — Chin We How does the Black gaze relate to your photography practice? It relates to my photography practice because my work explores themes of black identity, representation, culture,
"The Black gaze means taking ownership of the narrative and establishing a space for Black creatives to create and disseminate their own stories in anyway they so choose." — Ayesha Kazim How does the Black gaze relate to your photography practice? As a Black female photographer, my experience and
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